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It is generally thought to have originated as street food in the eastern province of Sri Lanka in the 1960s/1970s, as an inexpensive meal for the lower socio-economic classes. The basic roti is made of Gothamba flour , a wheat flour made out of a variety of grains-referring to the white flour, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] also known as wheat roti or gothamba ...
Traditional Sri Lankan rice and curry. Sri Lankan cuisine is known for its particular combinations of herbs, spices, fish, vegetables, rices, and fruits. The cuisine is highly centered around many varieties of rice, as well as coconut which is a ubiquitous plant throughout the country. Seafood also plays a significant role in the cuisine, be it ...
There are two main types of croquettes in Sri Lanka. [16] The first type is called rolls, and is a popular cylindrical bakery product. The rolls are commonly filled with a mixture of fish, potatoes and spices, and hence called fish rolls. Chicken is also sometimes used.
In cuisine, cutlet (derived from French côtelette, côte, "rib" [1] [2]) refers to: a thin slice of meat from the leg or ribs of mutton, veal, [2] pork, or chicken; a dish made of such slice, often breaded (also known in various languages as a cotoletta, Kotelett, kotlet or kotleta)
Lamprais, also spelled "lumprice", "lampraise" or "lumprais", is a Sri Lankan dish that was introduced by the country's Dutch Burgher population. [1] [2] Lamprais is an Anglicised derivative of the Dutch word lomprijst, [3] which loosely translated means a packet or lump of rice, and it is also believed the dish has roots in the Indonesia dish lemper.
Aggala (Sinhala: අග්ගලා) are a traditional Sri Lankan sweet. [1] They are essentially sweet roasted rice balls, made from rice, coconut, jaggery or treacle and pepper. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Kiri hodi (Sinhala: කිරි හොදි), which literally translates to milk curry, is a popular and traditional Sri Lankan fragrant coconut milk gravy. [1] Made using a few basic ingredients, this dish is traditionally served hot alongside pol sambola (a coconut relish) or idiyappam (rice noodles). [2]
Ceylon is the name given to a family of curry recipes with the key ingredients being coconut, lime, and a specific Ceylon curry powder, which classifies it as "hot" on most guides. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] External links